The Barefoot Investor
The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need
by Scott Pape
Should I read this?
Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Personal Finance, Most Recommended Books, and Finance.
This is the only money guide you'll ever need That's a bold claim, given there are already thousands of finance books on the shelves. So what makes this one different Well, you won't be overwhelmed with a bunch of 'tips' ? or a strict budget (that you won't follow). You'll get a stepbystep formula: open this account, then do this; call this pers...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Personal Finance, Most Recommended Books, and Finance.
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Turia Pitt
“If people want to turn their finances around, I give them The Barefoot Investor.”
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